The Works of Ibn Wāḍiḥ Al-Yaʿqūbī (3 Vols): An English Translation

Approx. 1330 Pp. in 3 Vols., 4 Auflage
ISBN: 978-90-04-35608-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 152, 1406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 292 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 2722 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

The Works of Ibn Wadih al-Ya'qubi contains a fully annotated translation of the extant writings of Abu al-`Abbas al-Ya`qubi, a Muslim imperial official and polymath of the third/ninth century, along with an introduction to these works and a biographical sketch of their author. The most important of the works are the History (Ta’rikh) and his Geography (Kitab al-buldan). The works also contains a new translation of al-Ya`qubi’s political essay (Mushakalat al-nas) and a set of fragmentary texts drawn from other Arabic medieval works. Al-Ya`qubi’s writings are among the earliest surviving Arabic-language works of the Islamic period, and thus offer an invaluable body of evidence on patterns of early Islamic history, social and economic organization, and cultural production.

Contributors: Laila Asser, Paul Cobb, Lawrence I. Conrad, Elton Daniel, Fred Donner, Michael Fishbein, Matthew S. Gordon, Sidney H. Griffith, Wadad Kadi (al-Qadi), Lutz Richter-Bernberg, Chase F. Robinson, Everett K. Rowson

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gordon, Matthew S

Robinson, Chase F

Rowson, Everett K

Fishbein, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

VOLUME 1

Acknowledgements
List of Contributors

Introduction
Matthew S. Gordon

Ibn Wa?i? al-Ya?qubi: A Biographical Sketch
Sean Anthony and Matthew S. Gordon

Manuscripts, Printed Editions, and Translations of al-Ya?qubi’s Works
Everett K. Rowson

The Book of the Adaptation of Men to Their Time and Their Dominant Characteristics in Every Age (Mushakalat al-nas li-zamanihim wa-ma yaglibu ?alayhim fi kull ?a?r)

The Geography (Kitab al-Buldan)

Fragments

Appendix: Passages Attributed to al-Ya?qubi in Ibn al-Daya, Kitab al-Mukafa?a wa-?usn al-?Uqba

General Bibliography

VOLUME 2

The History (Ta?rikh) Adam to Pre-Islamic Arabia

VOLUME 3

The History (Ta?rikh) The Rise of Islam to the Reign of al-Mu?tamid

Indices

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew S. Gordon, Ph.D. (1993), Columbia University, is Professor of Middle East & Islamic History at Miami University. He has published monographs, textbooks, and numerous articles on medieval Islamic social and political history, including The Breaking of a Thousand Swords (SUNY Press, 2001).

Chase F. Robinson, Ph.D. (1992), Harvard University, is Distinguished Professor and President of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has written or edited some 8 books and 40 articles on Islamic history. His most recent book is Islamic Civilization in 30 Lives (Thames & Hudson, 2016).

Everett K. Rowson, Ph.D. (1982), Yale University, is Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at New York University. He has published widely in Islamic philosophy, history, and gender and sexuality studies, as well as classical Arabic literature.

Michael Fishbein, Ph.D. (1988), University of California at Los Angeles, is a retired Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at that university, where he taught Arabic language and literature for many years. He is the translator of Volumes VIII, XXI, and XXXI of the SUNY History of al-Tabari.